(COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on October 2, 2024, shows former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 1, 2024; and Special counsel Jack Smith speaking at the US Department of Justice in Washington, DC, on August 1, 2023. Smith, the special counsel appointed to investigate Donald Trump for his alleged effort to overturn results of the 2020 election, has left the US Department of Justice, prosecutors said on January 11, 2025, in a court filing. "The Special Counsel completed his work and submitted his final confidential report on January 7, 2025, and separated from the Department on January 10," officials said in the document submitted to US District Judge Aileen Cannon, urging her to not extend her order last week blocking the release of Smith's final report. (Photo by Jim WATSON and SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSONSAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)